Pat Green's boat capsized!

[Dive-aholic]

Just saw a news report that Pat/PatMyGreen's boat capsized yesterday about 5 miles off shore. Divers were in the water, but there were still 7 people on the boat. Apparently a rogue wave to the stern flipped it. Only a minor head injury to one person on the boat reported. Another dive boat in the area picked up all passengers and Pat's boat was towed back to shore.

 

[Hetland]

Holy Crap!

 

[Jax]

Whoa! Boat Capsizes Off Shore, All Passengers Safe

Thank God no one was hurt!

 

[paulwall]

so was it a rogue wave, or a rouge wave. The first is scary. The second will just make your face red.

 

[RaginCajun]

Boat Capsizes Off Shore, All Passengers Safe


Boat Capsizes Off Shore, All Passengers Safe

Posted: 6:55 PM Aug 14, 2011

Dive Boat Capsizes In Gulf


(AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, HO)

There some scary moments for some people on a dive trip in the gulf of Mexico when their boat capsized off Panama City Beach.

The “Red Menace”, owned by Capt. Pat Green with Panama City Dive Charters, capsized around 1:00 PM Sunday afternoon about five miles southwest of the Panama City Pass.


The U.S. Coast Guard says they had divers in the water when the Red Menace was hit by a rouge wave to the stern and the boat flipped over.

Seven people were on board; one suffered a minor head injury.

The Coast Guard says another dive boat rushed to the site and took on the passengers to their boat while the cutter was enroute.



I'm sure this could happen to almost anyone. I know I've been on boats when even the Captain was diving and nobody manned the boat...not a good practice I know. I guess this goes to show that with a well prepared crew a major disaster can be averted with proper training, equipment and either luck or design with respect to the dive location and other boats being nearby. It does make me feel a bit safer diving the area knowing that even if something does happen as long as you keep your wits about you there's a good chance of surviving.

Best wishes to the Captain, Crew & divers as they deal with the aftermath and so glad to hear that everyone is safe.

 

[oceanbound]

wow! Scary. So glad there were no major injuries.

 

[DA Aquamaster]

It would be an odd feeling to surface and see the bottom of the hull of your boat above water off in the distance, but probably a lot odder to see the deck of the boat from your deco stop...

 

[ohonu]

Only the DM was in the water. He was untying the boat from the Bart. We had just finished our third dive of the day when the Waves hit us. It was a surreal experience. The boat stood up and flipped over backwards. I give credit to Captain Reed, he reacted very fast to get the Mayday out. He also managed to keep constant pressure on my Dive Buddy's head gash. A lady on the boat was able to grab her camera as it went floating by to take some shots.

 

[Jax]

So glad you're all okay!!!

Hope your buddy's head was fixed up quick.

 

[Mopar]

I assume this was his six pack boat and not his Newton?